Good news about teens online

According to new research, most teens report that their peers are mostly kind to each other online. Do you agree?
Read more here:
Dallas News/Pew Internet Study

Blogging helps teens develop self esteem

“Social support is known to be a major factor in helping people cope with emotional difficulties,” said study co-author Azy Barak, a professor of psychology at the University of Haifa in Israel. “The blogging participants received lots of encouraging messages, ideas, and advice – and very important messages showing that there are people who care for them. These types of messages have very positive support to people in distress, in addition to the very expressive writing experience they went through.”

Read more about this study here.

President visits technology driven school, grade 6-12

What do you think about this school? Do you think the President might visit your school one day?


http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119075&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

Blogging and writing

Kids blogging in Minnesota. Do you agree with these students that blogging makes you a better writer?

Please comment from your experience- how has blogging been helpful to you, if it has. And if not, why do you think that is?

http://www.twincities.com/ci_17704014?&nclick_check=1

Interesting article on students and computer science

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_723777.html

March 23

1. Survey


2. Write a blog post (at least 5 sentences) about the movie The Wizard which they should have seen on Monday and Tuesday


3. Go to Cool Math and play games. Make sure they are only on Cool Math. No other game sites are acceptable.


4. Post a blog (5 sentences!) about one game from Cool Math that you like, what you like about it, and any ideas from that game that can help you in your own game.


Thanks!!

My dreams for the future

Write about your dream for the future. This is your picture of what you want life to be like for you when you are grown up. It can be a dream that most people would call unlikely. Include details about your dream- try to really describe everything about what you see, feel and experience in your dream future.

You can read Martin Luther King's famous speech, I have a dream, here.